# Lily Joo

> Lily Joo is a seed investor at VentureFriends (Berlin) backing Software. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [VentureFriends](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/venturefriends)
- Location: Berlin, Germany
- Total investments: 1
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lilyjoo
- Website: https://x.com/lilyjoo_

Lily Joo is a seed investor at VentureFriends in Berlin focused on Software. Lily Joo is based out of Berlin, Berlin, and is the Venture Partner of VentureFriends and also a Board of Director of Valeria HR. Lily Joo attended Georgia Institute of Technology.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Valeria HR | Valeria HR is a digitized workforce management platform driven by AI. | $2M | Seed | Feb 05, 2026 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [10K Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/10kv) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Fortino Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fortinocapital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About VentureFriends

VC Fund · Athens, Greece

VentureFriends is a venture capital fund that invests in tech-enabled companies. VentureFriends (VF) is a venture capital fund specialising in seed stage startups. VF seeks to invest in tech-enabled B2C and B2B startups that can develop a sustainable moat over time and have a sweet spot for PropTech, FinTech, Marketplaces, and SaaS. The fundtypically invests between €0.3M - €2.5M and can follow on up to a total of €5 - 10M. VentureFriends invests predominantly in Europe and is founded by ex-entrepreneurs and angel investors, thus having an entrepreneurial and founder-friendly philosophy.

5 contacts available at VentureFriends.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| George Dimopoulos | Partner and co-founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/george-dimopoulos |
| Lily Joo | Venture Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lily-joo |
| Alistair Owen | Principal; Principal | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alistair-owen |
| Apostolos Apostolakis | Partner and co-founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/apostolos-apostolakis |
| George Karabelas | Associate | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/george-karabelas |

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## FAQ

### What does Lily Joo invest in?

Lily Joo invests primarily in Software startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Spain. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

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